NEWS RECORD, Thursday, October 16, 2003 OBITUARIES INDEX Greensboro Area BOYLES, Greensboro DAVIS, Greensboro EASTER, Greensboro IDDINGS, Richard. LEWIS, Greensboro KNIGHT, Greensboro ROBINSON, Greensboro SHARPE. Iris VINCENT, Rosemary. Alamance County HARVEY, SARVAY, Snow Camp Davidson County COX, DARNELL, Fern. Lexington HARMAN, John Lexington Rockingham County GRAVES, Randolph County BOWMAN, Trinity HAMES, KING, Frances.
Asheboro Elsewhere FREEDLE, Reedy Creek GESSNER, Bowie, Md. HUNTER, Va. KING, PHILLIPS, Va. TUCKER, TYSON, Wesle City WALTON, WHITE, Rockingham News Record publishes basic obituaries as a public service. Extended notices are available on a 'cost-per-line basis.
The News Record cannot be responsible for lost or damaged photos submitted for obituaries or memorials. ALL OBITUARIES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FUNERAL HOME OR CREMATORIUM SERVING THE FAMILY. GREENSBORO AREA GENEVA BOYLES Mrs. Geneva Boyles died on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at New Light Baptist Church, with Dr. Cardes H. Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Piedmont Cemetery.
She is survived by two daughters, Lucille Burwell and Jeanette Cherry; two brothers, Willie Lee Cherry and Nathaniel Cherry; five sisters, Mary Julia Ware, Thelma Williams, Addie Lee Pearce, Rosa Hinton and Alberta Gore; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the church. MARIE C. DAVIS Marie C.
Davis, 73, of Greensboro, formerly of Morristown, N.J., died on Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, in the company of her last sibling. Viewing, funeral service and burial will be held in Morristown, N.J., with arrangements handled by Row- Lanterman Home for Funerals. A retiree to Greensboro 10 years ago, she had spent her time being active in her church, becoming knowledgeable of the computer and furthering her crafting skills.
She leaves to mourn her passing her sister, Elizabeth Jackson of Greensboro; three daughters, Sherry Ruffin, Lori Nelson and Gwyn Burnett, all of Morristown, N.J.; three grandchildren and one A SALUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVE On Sunday, November 9, we will honor Veterans and those who are currently serving in the Armed Forces. If you would like to honor someone who is serving, has served or honor the memory of a deceased Veteran, please call Kathy Swaney at 373-7130 for pricing and scheduling information. Deadline for placement is Friday, October 31. In-Memoriams If you are interested placing an In Memoriam ad in the News Record for a relative or friend, please call Michele Burton Obituary Writer at 373-7072 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
for pricing and deadline information. OBITUARIES gre a dear a close friend, Virginia Bynum of Greensboro; and a host of other relatives and friends. Local arrangements are being handled by Woodard Funeral Home. SANDRA LOU WELBORN EASTER Sandra Lou Welborn Easter, 57, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Moses H.
Cone Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Jimmie C. Easter; daughters, Michelle Norman and husband Billy, and Brandi Easter; father and mother, Edger E.
and I Nell Welborn, all of Greensboro. Also surviving is a grandson, Dustin Norman and granddaughter, Ashli Norman; and best friend, Sandra Casey. Sandra was a loving daughter, wife, mother, mother-in-law, nana and friend to those who knew her. The family will be at the home of Michelle and Billy Norman, 2110 Kylemore Drive. Hanes-Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel is assisting the family.
RICHARD FRANKLIN IDDINGS Mr. Richard Franklin Id- dings, 78, of Pomona, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Green Hill Cemetery Mr.
Iddings was of the Baptist faith. He was retired from Guilford Mills with 20 years of service. He also worked for Southern Railway. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during World War II.
He was an avid coin collector. Mr. Iddings spent the last years of his life taking good care of his wife. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Helen Daye Iddings, of the home; sons, Terry Iddings and wife Kathee of Greensboro, Todd Iddings and wife Rosie of Waldorf, Trent Iddings of Greensboro; grandchildren, Tonia, Brad, Sarah; step- grandchildren, Matias, Camila, Michael; niece, Gail Jenkins Tuttle of Rockingham. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home Vanstory St. Memorial contributions may be made to Clifton Road Baptist Church, 3815 Clifton Road, Greensboro, NC 27407. DR. DAVID BATES KNIGHT Dr. David Bates Knight, a professor of organic chemistry for 36 years, died at his home early Monday morning of cancer.
A celebration of the resurrection will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Covenant, 505 S. Mendenhall Greensboro. Interment of both Dave's and Gwen's remains will be Nov. 1 at 1 p.m.
in Louisville, at Evergreen Cemetery's Tudor Chapel. Dave was born Sept. 23, 1939, in Okolona, to Theron Turner and Mary Alice Bates Knight. He graduated from the University of Louisville in 1961. He earned a master of arts in 1964 and a Ph.D.
in 1966 from Duke University. Dave joined the UNCG faculty in 1967 after spending a year assisting the research of Dr. Jack Hine as a -doctoral fellow at Ohio State University. As an active researcher in the area of the chemistry of fulvenes at UNCG, he directed the re- GEORGE BROTHERS FUNERAL SERVICE 803 Greenhaven Drive 547-8000 Today Mr. James Hunt 2:00 PM George Brothers Chapel Int: Lakeview Memorial Park Mr.
Peter Comtois Private Graveside Service Greenhill Cemetery Friday Mrs. Edith M. Krier Graveside Service Gettysburg National Cemetery Gettysburg, PA Sunday Dr. David Bates Knight 1:30 PM Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Friends You Know and Trust www.georgebrothersfuneral.com search of scores of graduate students as they pursued and achieved their own advanced degrees. But his particular passion was teaching organic chemistry.
He was at his best challenging students to invest themselves fully in their education in preparation for their chosen vocation. He helped prepare hundreds of students for careers as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health -related professions. After becoming ill, it was his special pleasure and privilege to receive care from many former students. He also enjoyed teaching as a visiting professor at his alma mater in Durham in the chemistry department and for several summers in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. In 1986, Dave was appointed as the university's first faculty athletics representative.
He helped guide the athletic department through its unprecedented transition from Division III to Division a process completed in 1991. In recent years, Dave served as president of the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association, completing eight years as an officer, and was the first Chair of the NCAA Division I Cabinet on Athletics, Eligibility and Compliance, holding this position for two consecutive terms. He helped spearhead research and discussion that have led to new academic standards for Division I institutions. In each capacity, Dave was a steadfast supporter of students, putting their best interest at the heart of all of his efforts. In recognition of his accomplishments, the Southern Conference recently voted to establish a graduate scholarship in his honor.
Dave was also a significant supporter of youth baseball in Greensboro, coaching at the Bronco and Pony league levels for nearly 10 years. Dave was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Gwendolyn Waldrop Knight. He is survived by his son, Jim Knight, and his wife, Wendy, of Germantown, his daughter, Kate Knight, of Greensboro; his brothers, T. T. Knight Jr.
(Sam) of Johnson City, and Robert Knight of Louisville, his mother-in-law, Edith Nelsen Waldrop; his sister-in-law, Virginia Waldrop Adkins and her husband Kenneth, all of Richmond, and by a host of treasured nieces, nephews, and cousins. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to either the David Bates Knight Scholarship Endowment at UNCG David Bates Knight Endowment, PO Box 26168, Greensboro, NC 27402-6168) or Jubilee Housing Inc. of Washington, DC, an organization that provides affordable housing and supportive services for inner city families and where his son is executive director (2482 Ontario Road NW, Washington, DC, 20009). The family wishes to recognize the special support of Hospice of Greensboro, and in particular, the gentle expert care of Susan Cox and Geneva McIntyre. George Brothers Funeral Service is assisting the family with arrangements.
HELEN LEWIS Mrs. Helen Lewis died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003. Arrangements are incomplete at Woodard Funeral Home. CHARLOTTE ROBINSON Mrs.
Charlotte Robinson died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Moses H. Cone Memorial WOODARD Funeral Home, Inc. funeral and Cremation Services "A Family Serving Families" 3200 N. O'Henry Blvd.
Greensboro. NC 27405 (336) 621-3461 THURSDAY MR. CARL MCNAIR 3:00 PM Woodard Funeral Home Visitation: 2:30 PM FRIDAY REV. JAMES F. WATKINS Wake: 6:30 7:30 PM Mt.
Herman Holiness Church, Ruffin MRS. GENEVA BOYLES 1:00 PM New Light Baptist Church Interment: Piedmont Cemetery Visitation: 12:30 PM SATURDAY REV. JAMES F. WATKINS 12:00 PM New Light Baptist Church Interment: Maplewood Cemetery INCOMPLETE MRS. CHARLOTTE ROBINSON MRS.
HELEN LEWIS On-line condolences may be sent to Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Woodard Funeral Home. Iris Smith Fain Sharpe, 85, of 1453 Alamance Church Road, died Oct. 14, 2003, at Wesley Long Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at Moriah United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Keith Franklin. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Guilford County, Mrs. Sharpe was born June 7, 1918, to the late John Franklin Smith and Judith Magdoline Turtle Smith.
She was a member of Moriah United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. She taught Sunday School for many years and was an active member of the administrative board. Survivors are husband, John W. Sharpe Jr. of the home; daughter, Judith Wright of Pleasant Garden; son, James Richard Fain of Pleasant Garden; step-sons, William Sharpe III of Burlington, and Richard Eugene Sharpe of Greensboro; sisters, Dorothy S.
Hall of Greensboro, and Fatiny (Faye) Jones of Whitsett; brother, Roger Herman Smith of McLeansville; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Lambeth-Troxler Funeral Service. Memorials may be made to Moriah United Methodist Church Building Fund, 3611 Liberty Road, Greensboro, NC 27406. ROSEMARY UNDERWOOD VINCENT IRIS SMITH FAIN SHARPE Hospital.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Lawndale Baptist Church. Entombment will follow at Westminster Gardens Cemetery. Born March 19, 1920, in Bladen County, she was a daughter of the late Livious and Ada Thagard Underwood. She was a very active member of Lawndale Baptist Church and the Faith Sunday School Class.
She was a graduate of East Carolina University and taught for more than 40 years in the North Carolina public schools, retiring from Allen Jr. High School. She was preceded in death by her son, Ronald L. Vincent. Mrs.
Vincent is survived by her husband of 59 years, Wilson R. Vincent; daughter, Elaine Kantor and husband Mike of Virginia Beach, grandchildren, Justin Kantor, Melanie Kantor, Alex Vincent, James Vincent, Jessica Vincent; daughter-in-law, Ana P. Vincent; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Hanesberry North Elm Chapel.
Memorials may be made to The American Diabetes Association, 1901 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston- NC 27103; or Lawndale Baptist Church, 3505 Lawndale Greensboro, NC Mrs. Rosemary Underwood Vincent, 83, of Liberty died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at Moses H. Cone Memorial ALAMANCE COUNTY BARBARA JEAN "POLLY" HARVEY ELON- Mrs.
Barbara Jean "Polly" Harvey, 58, of 2608 Gilliam Road, died Oct. 13, 2003, at her residence. The funeral will be at 1p.m. Friday at North Lawn Cem- Forbis Dick Locally Owned 275-8408 1118 N. Elm St.
5926 W. Friendly 4601 Pleasant Garden Rd. Madison Walnut Cove www.forbisanddick.com FRIDAY MR. WILLIAM ALLEN MARTIN, SR. Interment: 2:00 PM Old Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City Family being served by North Elm Chapel MRS.
NELLIE PETTUS POINDEXTER 2:00 PM Gardens of Memory Entombment: Gardens of Memory Mausoleum Until 12:30 PM Burroughs Funeral Home SATURDAY VEN. VANDY DHAMMASINE 1:00 5:00 PM Lao Emerald Buddhist Temple, High Point Family being served by Guilford Chapel MR. RICHARD ALLEN JOHNSON 4:00 PM Memorial Service Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Family being served by Guilford Chapel SUNDAY MRS. MARGARET WHEELER ROUTH 2:00 PM Memorial Service Friends Homes at Guilford Family being served by Guilford Chapel INCOMPLETE MR.
RICHMOND SYKES Eaton Funeral Service, Mocksville Denotes A Veteran etery, Burlington. MILDRED C. PUPO BURLINGTON- Mrs. Mildred C. Pupo, 85, of White Oak Manor, formerly of Kulpmont, died Tuesday, Oct.
14, 2003. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Holy Angels Church in Kulpmont, Pa. Interment will follow in St. Casimirs Cemetery in Marion Heights, Pa.
A native of Kulpmont, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Josephine Reppe and wife of the late James J. Pupo. She. is survived by sons, Thomas Pupo and wife Angel of High Point, James J. Pupo and wife Allison of boro; six grandchildren, Mary Catherine Pupo, James J.
Pupo Carissa Pupo, Alec White, Sophia Marie Pupo and Thomas Dominic Pupo; brother, Thomas Reppe and wife Irene of St. Petersburg, sister, Betty Flurie and husband Jessie of Florida. The family will receive friends at C.J. Lucas Funeral Home, Kulpmont, from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, prior to the funeral service.
Mrs. Pupo will be removed from the Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory in Burlington and taken to the C.J. Lucas Funeral Home in Kulpmont, for the completion of services. AMY HUTCHISON SARVAY SNOW CAMP- Mrs. Amy Hutchison Sarvay, 65, of 4957 Greenhill Road, died Sunday, Oct.
12, 2003, at Hospice Home after three months of failing health. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Chatham Friends Meeting, with the Rev. Beth Zuehlke officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was a native of Wake County, a member of Chatham Friends Meeting, a homemaker and a member of the Eli Whitney Ruitan Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Sarvay, and her parents, Jesse Joe Hutchison and Ruth McPherson Marsh Hutchison. She is survived by her children, Elizabeth Groce Johnson of Saluda, Karin Grove Doggett of Ashland, James Richard Grove Jr. of Meckanicsville, Donna Sarvay Stone, Ann Sarvay Carlson and John Sarvay all of Richmond, 13 grandchildren; one great -grandchild; special friend, Terrell Lamb of Snow Camp.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at McClure Funeral Home in Graham. Other times they will be at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chatham Friends Meeting, 4433-A Greenhill Road, Snow Camp, NC 27349; or to The Hospice Home, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. DAVIDSON COUNTY LORIE ANN WISHON COX THOMASVILLE- Mrs.
Lorie Ann Wishon Cox, 42, of 265 McKinney Lane, died Oct. 12, 2003. The funeral will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at Rich Fork Baptist Church.
Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service. FERN DARNELL LEXINGTON- Frances "Fern" Davis Darnell, 85, LambethTroxler Funeral Cremation Service 300 West Wendover Ave Greensboro 273-3401 Asheboro High Point Archdale Thomasville Winston-Salem FRIDAY Iris Fain Sharpe 2:00 pm Moriah U.M.C Visitation: 7-9 pm Thursday Lambeth-Troxler Funeral Cremation Service Jerra R. Gessner 2:00 pm Memorial Service in Chapel Ridge Funeral Home Cremation Service Lena W. Couch 2:00 pm Graveside Service Love's United Methodist Church Vogler Sons Funeral Home INCOMPLETE Agnes O'Hara Vogler Sons Funeral Home DENOTES VETERANS Memorial www.dignitymemorial.com died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel. JOHN FULLER HARMAN JR. LEXINGTON- John Fuller Harman 73, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Davidson Funeral Home Lexington. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY GARY ANTHONY GRAVES EDEN- Mr.
Gary Anthony Graves, 33, 205 Hollingsworth died Oct. 14, 2003. Arrangements are incomplete at Perry-Spencer Funeral Home, Eden. RANDOLPH COUNTY CYNTHIA MORGAN BOWMAN TRINITY- Mrs. Cynthia Morgan Bowman, 64, of 4844 Lynn View died Oct.
13, 2003. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale. MORE: Obituaries, B7 Thoughtful Service Hanes LINEBERRY 272-5157 North Elm Chapel Vanstory Chapel Sedgefield Chapel THURSDAY MRS.
CORDIE M. DRAPER 6:00 PM Sedgefield Chapel Service of Remembrance Visitation following the service FRIDAY MRS. ROSEMARY VINCENT 11:00 am Lawndale Baptist Church Ent: Westminster Gardens Mausoleum 6:30 8:30 PM Thursday N. Elm St. Chapel MRS.
BETTY L. THORNBURG 2:00 PM N. Elm St. Chapel Int: Westminster Gardens Visitation: 7:00 9:00 PM Thursday MR. STEVE THROWER 2:00 PM Sedgefield Chapel Int; Guilford Memorial Park Visitation: 6:00 8:00 PM Thursday MRS.
SANDRA W. EASTER 1:00 PM Graveside Service Guilford Memorial Park MR. RICHARD F. IDDINGS 2:00 PM Graveside Service Green Hill Cemetery Visitation: 6:00 8:00 PM Thursday Vanstory St. Chapel SATURDAY MR.
JACK HIGGINS 3:30 PM N. Elm St. Chapel Service of Remembrance The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 PM Saturday at the home of John and Suzanne Higgins 1401 Hobbs Rd. SUNDAY, OCT. 26 MR.
JAMES GRETZ 1:30 PM VFW Post 2087 Celebration of Life INCOMPLETE MR. HARRY M. MARSHALL Pierce Chapel GUILFORD MEMORIAL PARK MRS. SANDRA W. EASTER 1:00 PM Graveside Service MR.
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